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The Transplacental Passage of Fetal Leukocytes into the Maternal Blood
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1973
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GeneticsFetal CellsImmunologyReproductive HealthGynecologyFetal MedicineEmbryologyTransplacental PassageHematologyMaternal CirculationPublic HealthPlacental ImmunologySex ChromosomePlacental DevelopmentMaternal HealthPlacental DiseaseCord BloodMaternal-fetal MedicinePrenatal TestingPlacental FunctionDevelopmental BiologyFetal ComplicationMedicine
The sex chromosome was used as a marker to detect leakage of fetal cells through the placenta into the maternal circulation during the course of, and after pregnancy. PHA–stimulated peripheral blood cultures from healthy pregnant and post–partum women were used for this study.